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House of the Dragon's Miguel Sapochnik reportedly left after HBO wouldn't make wife a producer
New details have surfaced about the surprising exit of House of the Dragon Season 1 co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik.While fans weren't terribly surprised when HBO issued a Season 2 renewal just days after the series premiere, many fans were surprised when, just a few days later, Sapochnik said he was stepping down as co-showrunner, though he will still remain on board as an executive producer.Now a new report has surfaced from Puck that claims Sapochnik's exit came after HBO refused to let his wife, actress Alexis Raben - who also served as a producer on the first season - return as a producer for Season 2, citing her lack of experience.DailyMail has reached out to both HBO and reps for Sapochnik for comment and have not heard back at this time. Surprising: New details have surfaced about the surprising exit of House of the Dragon Season 1 co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik Alexis: Now a new report has surfaced from Puck that claims Sapochnik's exit came after HBO refused to let his wife, actress Alexis Raben (above) - who also served as a producer on the first season - return as a producer for Season 2, citing her lack of experienceReports of Sapochnik's departure came in late August, adding that the departure was amicable and he still has a first-look deal to develop other projects at HBO... though this new report claims those projects likely won't be happening.The report claims that the real reason for Sapochnik's exit came after a 'protracted standoff' between him at the network over his wife Raben rejoining the producing team.
